Mediaeval English

Director: Dr Christine Rauer (cr30@st-andrews.ac.uk)
Other teachers: Dr Ian Johnson, Dr Chris Jones, Dr Rhiannon Purdie and Dr Margaret Connolly

The MLitt in Mediaeval English is a one-year taught course culminating in a 15,000-word dissertation. Students who successfully complete the MLitt coursework but do not write a dissertation may be awarded the Postgraduate Diploma.

There is also an interdisciplinary MLitt in Mediaeval Studies offered through the St Andrews Institute of Mediaeval Studies (SAIMS), which includes the opportunity to study some mediaeval English literature.

The two-year MPhil consists of the complete MLitt in Mediaeval English taught course in the first year followed by a second year of writing up a 40,000-word dissertation. Note that it is possible to register for the MLitt and transfer to MPhil status (subject to approval) part-way through the first year, and vice-versa.